Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Wilmington, NC

513 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Wilmington, NC for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Midwives	$43,270	40	View salary detail
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other	$43,270	40	View salary detail
Medical Records Specialists	$42,930	220	View salary detail
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$42,890	40	View salary detail
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	$42,850	220	View salary detail
Community Health Workers	$42,510	60	View salary detail
Real Estate Sales Agents	$42,260	580	View salary detail
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	$42,210	350	View salary detail
Medical Assistants	$42,000	1,150	View salary detail
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors	$41,960	170	View salary detail
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer	$41,590	30	View salary detail
Broadcast Technicians	$41,000	40	View salary detail
Tellers	$40,740	230	View salary detail
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$40,670	150	View salary detail
Helpers--Carpenters	$40,650	40	View salary detail
Medical Equipment Preparers	$40,580	130	View salary detail
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$40,040	2,700	View salary detail
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists	$39,800	60	View salary detail
Freight Forwarders	$39,790	200	View salary detail
Cargo and Freight Agents	$39,790	200	View salary detail
Data Entry Keyers	$39,770	110	View salary detail
Floral Designers	$39,740	50	View salary detail
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	$39,630	550	View salary detail
Office Clerks, General	$39,380	2,720	View salary detail
File Clerks	$39,290	60	View salary detail
Phlebotomists	$39,150	170	View salary detail
Light Truck Drivers	$39,070	1,170	View salary detail
Dental Laboratory Technicians	$38,990	50	View salary detail
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$38,850	150	View salary detail
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$38,790	150	View salary detail
Printing Press Operators	$38,780	90	View salary detail
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$38,720	40	View salary detail
Helpers--Production Workers	$38,440	60	View salary detail
Skincare Specialists	$38,320	120	View salary detail
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks	$38,150	120	View salary detail
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	$38,150	80	View salary detail
Customer Service Representatives	$38,100	2,850	View salary detail
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	$38,000	40	View salary detail
Production Workers, All Other	$37,940	270	View salary detail
Pest Control Workers	$37,920	360	View salary detail
Counter and Rental Clerks	$37,900	940	View salary detail
Bartenders	$37,890	1,460	View salary detail
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall	$37,720	90	View salary detail
Helpers--Electricians	$37,720	320	View salary detail
Nursing Assistants	$37,710	2,390	View salary detail
Residential Advisors	$37,700	90	View salary detail
Photographers	$37,690	80	View salary detail
Meter Readers, Utilities	$37,630	50	View salary detail
Library Assistants, Clerical	$37,500	60	View salary detail
Couriers and Messengers	$37,330	110	View salary detail

Career and skills data: O*NET (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.